Child Visitation Lawyer, Massachusetts

Physical Custody is Parenting Time

Physical custody over minor children is also called parenting time, which is oftentimes referred to as visitation. Parenting time applies to both parents unless one parent has sole physical custody. In other words, when a parent has parenting time, he or she has physical custody over the child, without any interference by the other parent. How long, where, when that parenting time takes place is determined by the mutual agreement of parents or by order of the court. Parenting time is 100% of time during a 24 hour day of the child, even when the child is sleeping or at school. Thus, there are 168 hours in a week. Each and every one of those hours are divided between the two parents in some way because one parent must have custody and control over the child at all times.